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    The eight justices were faced with the argument of mandating that businesses provide birth control to women under the Affordable Healthcare Act. The argument stems from the religious freedom act of 1993. Many religious organizations are fighting for their right to freedom including the Little Sisters of the poor.

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    SupremeCourtJusticesDividedOverNewChallengestoHealthCareSystem

    AbigailStiles

    Dr.Miller

    PoliticalScience195

    06,March2016

    OnWednesday,March16th2016,theSupremeCourtJusticesonceagain
    weighedtheiropinionsbetweentheTheologicalandreligiousandtheConstitution.The
    eightjusticeswerefacedwiththeargumentofmandatingthatbusinessesprovidebirth
    controltowomenundertheAffordableHealthcareAct.TheCourthadpreviouslyheard
    asimilarcasebackin2014,
    Burwellv.HobbyLobbyStores
    .Atthetime,thelateJustice
    AntoninScaliawasinthemajorityandinthispresentsituation,manyhopethatthevote
    nowswingsintheirfavor.
    TheargumentagainstthemandatestemsfromtheReligiousFreedomActof
    1993whichstatesthatagencies,departments,orofficialsoftheUnitedStatesorany
    stateareprohibitedfromsubstantiallyburdeningapersonsexerciseofreligion.Many
    religiousorganizationsarefightingfortheirrighttofreedomincludingTheLittleSisters
    ofthePoorwhichfacilitatesnursinghomes.TheLittleSistersofthePoorsaythatthe
    mandatethatwouldrequirebusinessestoprovidewomenwithbirthcontrolis
    unconstitutionalbecauseitinfringesontheirreligiouslibertiesthereligiousorganization
    objectstoplayingaroleinanyformofthedistributionofcontraceptivestowomen.
    Someorganizations,however,areonlyobjectingtointrauterinecontraceptivesandthe
    morningafterpill.Earlyonintheargument,JusticeSoniaSotamayoraskedhowthis
    casediffersfromtheprosecutionofconscientiousobjectorstowarandtheir
    unwillingnesstoregisterwiththegovernment.AdefenderfortheLittleSistersofthe
    Poor,Mr.PaulD.Clement,arguedthat
    Myclientswouldlovetobeaconscientious
    objector,butthegovernmentinsiststhattheybeaconscientiouscollaborator,hesaid.
    Thereisnosuchthing.

    Thedefendersofthemandateremainfirmintheirideologythatthisactdoesnot
    andwillnotinfringeontheReligiousFreedomActof1993.Muchofthedisagreement
    surroundingtheirargumentwaswhetherornottherecouldbebirthcontrolprovidedfor
    womenwithoutusingthegroupsinsuranceplans.JusticeSamuelAlitosuggestedthat
    thegovernmentusetheinsuranceexchangescreatedundertheAffordableHealthcare
    Act.JusticeAlitostatedthatintheideahepresentedtheeffectonwomenwouldbe
    minimal.JusticeSotomayor,however,statedthatthereshouldbeminimalhardshipsin
    providingcontraceptives.Whencontraceptivesareprovidedtowomeninaseamless
    way,shesaid,thenumberofunintendedpregnanciesdramaticallyfalls,asdoesthe
    numberofabortions.Religiousgroupshavebeenobjectingtoallalternativesthatthe
    courthaspresentedtothem,includingtheabilitytooptoutuponcompletionofaform.
    Thecourtremainsverydivided,themoreLiberaljudgesallappearedtobefor
    thealternativesolutionasopposedtothemandate.TheConservativejudgesseemed
    mildlyagainstthesolutionandweresolidlyagainstthemandate.TheLiberaljudges
    mustattracttheswingvoteofAnthonyKennedyinordertosucceed.Atiewouldresult
    inthestandingofthelowercourtdecisionwhichwouldnotaffectthecountryasa
    whole.


    1. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/us/politics/supreme-court-case-on-cont
    raceptives-mandate-may-offer-little-closure.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=H
    omepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=t
    op-news&WT.nav=top-news
    2. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-health-law-birth-control-pla
    n-returns-supreme-37860746
    3. https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1308

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